YZU & Me

I am very pleased to know that my alma mater Yangzhou University is celebrating its 120 anniversary. It is really amazing, pleasant, exciting and marvellous moment that is source of motivation for all of us who stayed in Yangzhou University as its proud student.

Still I remember my first day when I reached Yangzhou University and beautiful fields, buildings and landscape of Yangzijin Campus fascinated me. I was so much emotional and overwhelmed. It was a great day of my life. I cannot forget the great and pleasant feelings of that day. For first year, I studied Chinese language and became familiar with so many friends from different countries. They never let me feel alone. They were so homely and I felt that I am in my home. Our Chinese teachers taught us with devotion and dedication and eventually at the end of our Chinese course we were able to speak Chinese language. It was level four Chinese language which helped a lot to make Chinese friends. Before, I used to feel hesitation while interacting with Chinese friends. They had problems with English to speak and I had problems with Chinese language to speak, I failed to communicate with Chinese friends easily but after completion of one year Chinese course I was quite able to interact with Chinese friends.

I stayed in Yangzhou University for two years and four months. I spent one year for Chinese language, one year for studying major subjects and other four months I did a research on Hu sheep in Chao Qiao village, Nantong. During this stay, my Chinese language helped me a lot to interact with local Chinese people. Many times, it happened that some people thought that I am a Chinese too because of my Chinese language skill and little bit matching of my facial appearance with Chinese people. During this research period, I enjoyed a lot as well I learnt a lot. I had such kind of peace in my mind, I started feeling that I am a local person not a foreigner.

During the stay of two years and four months in Yangzhou University, I visited different historical places of Yangzhou City like Yangzhou Museum, He Garden, Ge Garden, Dongguan Street, Tomb of Buhauddin, Slender West Lake, Marcopolo Museum, Ye Chun Garden, Daming Temple, Flat Hills Hall and WenChang Ge. During this stay, I learnt a lot about my professional journey and also I observed Chinese society very close. I observed Chinese culture and rituals. I already had keen interest in culture exchange activities so I participated in different activities like Chinese New Year Festival, Lantern Festival, Yangzhou Opera, Stage Performances singing Chinese poem, Dough Modelling, Fire Drill Activity, Making Zongzi at Dragon Boat Festival and so many others. I compiled all my splendid memories and published them as a book with the title “My 793 days in Yangzhou”. I celebrated one Spring Festival with my Chinese friend at his home in Yancheng.

Yangzhou University has imparted beautiful memories to me and has added beautiful colours in my life. I came home before Covid outbreak but still could not return to China. I am counting every single minute to go back to complete my studies and add more beautiful memories.

I congratulate to every person linked with Yangzhou University and Yangzhou on the onset of 120^th anniversary from core of my heart. Yangzhou University is an ocean of knowledge which is brightening future of thousands of foreigner students for which every foreigner student is thankful for bestowing such a great opportunity in such a great educational institute. I don’t have appropriate words to explain priceless feelings of staying in Yangzhou University.